Jay-Z

Multi-Grammy Award winner Jay-Z is regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop/rappers ever. Starting his career on the streets of New York City, his debut album Reasonable Doubt was a landmark and set him up to become one of the raps leading men. His subsequent albums The Blue Print, The Black Album and The Blue Print 3 have all been labelled as genre changing and are credited as evolving hip-hop. Jay-Z often works with other artists in collaborated works which include Collision Course with Linkin Park and Watch The Throne with Kanye West. He has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and is married to R&B superstar Beyoncé Knowles. His most recognisable songs being 99 Problems, Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem), Empire State Of Mind and 03 Bonnie & Clyde.